“He’s promising people he’s going to balance the budget when he simply doesn’t have the information,” McNeil said. “He’s doing that because he knows he’s vulnerable on the economy and he doesn’t have a solution for it.”

Dexter was campaigning in Cape Breton yesterday and when reached over the phone laughed off McNeil’s comments.

He said the NDP platform was built to be affordable, and he would make sure his government doesn't leave debt to be paid by future generations.

“Look at parties out there offering half a billion dollars in new spending promises… and here we are the party that has a very modest plan recognizing the very difficult time that we’re under,” Dexter said.

“Priorities are the reason we’re not doing what the Liberals are doing, which is trying to be all things to all people.”